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We had some funny conversations in Sweden about the word “flashlight.”Â You see, when you live in the US, a “flashlight” is the thing that you grab when you need a portable illumination device that can be powered with batteries.Â When you live everywhere else in the world, that flashlight is called a torch.

“Hey, where is the flashlight?”
“What the hell is a flashlight?”
“It’s a – it’s a flashlight, dude.Â You know, a flashlight.”
“Oh.Â You mean a torch.”
“Okay, cool.Â So where is that flashlight?”

Nice.

Check out this version of a hanging luminaire from Anarc of Germany – the Torch Chandelier:

Anarc’s Torch Chandelier is literally a bunch of flashlights (I mean torches) that are wired together, fitted with LED lamps, and – well, no and, that’s pretty much it.Â It’s simple, it’s awesome, and best of all, it’s simple.Â It’s almost a mockery of the flashlight, isn’t it?

I like mockery.

I highly recommend checking out Anarc’s site – there is a lot of material to see!

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Did You Know?

The longest working incandescent lamp in the world is in operation at Fire Station No. 6 in Livermore, California.Â it's been providing light since it was installed in 1901.